“Sensual and Mathematical”: Sharna Fabiano on Irresistible Tango
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Some beautiful thoughts from Sharna Fabiano in an interview with Dance Place:
“Tango specifically is irresistible to me because it represents the intersection of opposing forces. To name a few: sensual and mathematical, simple and complex, curving and linear, up and down, inward and outward, speaking and listening, motion and stillness, control and release. The challenge and the reward of tango is to hold these opposites together at once in your own being. It is a partnered form, which is in itself another experience of the union of opposites. It’s beautiful and lends itself very elegantly to universal metaphors, both spiritual and interpersonal. I have been transformed a million times through tango. It is an art form in which it is very easy for me to experience constant personal evolution.”
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Igniting Creativity: The Power of Limits
Watching one of the couples competing on Dancing With The Stars last night provided yet another example of how limits can serve as the spark that ignites our creativity.
I have written in the past on the link between limits and creativity, and it remains be a topic of great interest to me. Read, for example, the following quote from a previous article of mine, Finding Flow on the Dance Floor, Part 2: Social Dance as Game:
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“Sensitivity and Positive Intentions”: Celebrating International Dance Day
I recently revisited Sharna Fabiano’s wonderful article, Passion Container, and have added the following excerpt to my collection of quotes on connection and on Argentine Tango (you can find them in the Resources section):
“Tango dancers have the opportunity to become, in a sense, intuitive experts in body chemistry and body language. The tango connection, or embrace, is a way to develop tremendous sensitivity to the movement and language or the body as we synchronize with each partner. If our objective is the most comfortable and expressive dance possible, it’s in our best interest to pay close attention to the subtle gestures of our partner’s body, how he or she takes a particular step or simply the position of his or her shoulders. Noticing these details, often unconsciously, helps us to establish a better sensual connection, or better chemistry with that person. This highly tuned sensitivity and ability to adapt and synchronize is a defining characteristic of the very greatest tango dancers in the world. If, in addition to becoming sensitive, we deliberately apply positive intentions like enthusiasm, generosity, and sweetness to our dances with others, the tango becomes exceptional, even transformational.”
Happy International Dance Day!
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